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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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