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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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