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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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