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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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