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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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