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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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