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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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