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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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