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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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