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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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