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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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