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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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