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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education