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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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