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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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