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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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