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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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