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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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