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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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