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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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