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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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