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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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