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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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