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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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