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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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