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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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