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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important 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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