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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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