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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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