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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major 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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