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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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