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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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