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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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