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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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