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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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