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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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