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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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