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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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