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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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