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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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