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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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