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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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