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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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