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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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