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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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