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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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