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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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