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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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