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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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