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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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