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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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