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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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