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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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