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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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