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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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