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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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