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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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