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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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