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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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