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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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