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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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