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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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