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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the 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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