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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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