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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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