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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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