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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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