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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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