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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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