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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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