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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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