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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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