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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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