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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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