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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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