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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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