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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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