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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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