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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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