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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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