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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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