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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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