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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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