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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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