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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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