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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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