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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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