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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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