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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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