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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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