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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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