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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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