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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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