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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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