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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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