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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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