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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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