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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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