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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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