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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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