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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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