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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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