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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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