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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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