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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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