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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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