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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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