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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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