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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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