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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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