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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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