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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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