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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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