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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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