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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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