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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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