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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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