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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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