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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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