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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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