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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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