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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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