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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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