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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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