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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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