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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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