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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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