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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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