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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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