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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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