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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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