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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the 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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