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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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