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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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