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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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