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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business 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 educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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