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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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