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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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