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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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