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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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