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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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