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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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