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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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