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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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