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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models 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 institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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