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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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