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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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