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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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