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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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