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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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