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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major 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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