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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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