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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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