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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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