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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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