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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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