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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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