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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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