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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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