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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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