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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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