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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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