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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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