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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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