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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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