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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different 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 we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources