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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure 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 MOOCs? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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