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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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