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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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