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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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