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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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