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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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