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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business 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 stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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