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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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