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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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