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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education