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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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