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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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