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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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