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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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