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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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