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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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