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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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