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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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