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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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