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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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