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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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