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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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