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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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