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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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