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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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