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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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