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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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