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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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