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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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