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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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