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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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