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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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