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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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