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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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