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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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