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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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