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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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