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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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