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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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