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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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