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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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