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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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