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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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