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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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