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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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