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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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