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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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