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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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