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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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