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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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