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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates 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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