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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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