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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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