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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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