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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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