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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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