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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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