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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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