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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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