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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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