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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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