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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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