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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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