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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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