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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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