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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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