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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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