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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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