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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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