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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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