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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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