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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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