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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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