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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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