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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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