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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources