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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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