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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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