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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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