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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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