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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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