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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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