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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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