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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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