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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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