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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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