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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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