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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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