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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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