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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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