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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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