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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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