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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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