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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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