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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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