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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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