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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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