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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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