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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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