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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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