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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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