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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important 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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