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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines 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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