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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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