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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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