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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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