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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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