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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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