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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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