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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major 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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