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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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