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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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