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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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