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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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