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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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