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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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