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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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