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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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