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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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