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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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