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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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