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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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