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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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