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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies 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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