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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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