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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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