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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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