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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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