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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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