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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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