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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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