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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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