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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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