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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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