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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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