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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the key 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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