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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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