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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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