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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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