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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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