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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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