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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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