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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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