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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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