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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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