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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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