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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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