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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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