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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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