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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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