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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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