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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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