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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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