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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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