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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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