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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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