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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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