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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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