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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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