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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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