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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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