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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the 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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