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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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