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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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