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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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