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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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