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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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