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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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