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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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