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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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