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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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