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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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