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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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