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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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