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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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