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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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