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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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