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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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