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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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