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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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