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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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