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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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