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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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