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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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