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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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