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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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