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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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