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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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