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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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