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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the 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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