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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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