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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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