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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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