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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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