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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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