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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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