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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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