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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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