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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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