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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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