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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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