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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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