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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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