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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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