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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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