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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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