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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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