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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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