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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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