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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)