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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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