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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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