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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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