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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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