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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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