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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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