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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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