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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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