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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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