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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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