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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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