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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the 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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