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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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