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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key 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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