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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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