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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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