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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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