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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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