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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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