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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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