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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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