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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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