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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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