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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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