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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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