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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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