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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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