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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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