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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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