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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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