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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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