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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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