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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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