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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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