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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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