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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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