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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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