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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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