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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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