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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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