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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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