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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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