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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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