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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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