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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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