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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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