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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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