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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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