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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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