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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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