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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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