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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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