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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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