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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students 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 online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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