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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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