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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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