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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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