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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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