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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines 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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