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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important 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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