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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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