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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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