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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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