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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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