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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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