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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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