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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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