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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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