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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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