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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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