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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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