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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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