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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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