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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources