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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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