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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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