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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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