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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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