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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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