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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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