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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key 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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