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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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