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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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