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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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