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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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