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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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