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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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