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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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