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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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