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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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