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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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