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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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