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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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