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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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