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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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