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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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