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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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