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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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