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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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