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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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