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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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