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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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