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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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