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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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