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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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