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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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