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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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