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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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