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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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