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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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