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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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