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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? 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 teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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