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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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