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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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