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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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