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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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