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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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