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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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