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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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