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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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