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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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