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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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