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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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