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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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