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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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