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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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