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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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