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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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