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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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