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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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