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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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