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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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