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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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