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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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