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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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