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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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